Maestro Gerry Schiller

Coming to IBM Ring 313 on July 30, 2024

Gerry Schiller was born and grew up in Philadelphia. He first started performing magic as a teenager and joined a group of young performers when he was just fourteen, appearing in variety shows throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He attended college at Temple University and received a degree in Education.

He and his wife Esther decided to head west and settled in the Los Angeles area. Both were admitted to UCLA to do graduate studies: he in the Film Department and Esther in English. 

Gerry taught English in the LA Schools for many years and after retiring, decided to resume his other life as a magician. He joined IBM Ring 21 and shortly after was admitted to the Magic Castle. 

Over the years he has performed throughout the U.S. and even abroad. His accomplishments also include being the author of nine books (two involving magic and magicians) and over a hundred magazine articles on a wide variety of subjects. His current lecture is called “Refreshing Your Magic Act” and includes ideas and new approaches to effects that you may already perform and variations on some traditional magic tricks.